Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TO SAVE SIBERIA. jaiwn ii \s u.ni i n to \MKni. < It i i \\ 01 iMi nvi \. Tl< >V V? .lKKrt'?sitr designs nil KunmIm mm. a Heller Commission Will Atrom p*n> Joint Mllltar> Kxpcriltton. London. July 22.?The Jupnnose diplomatic council has agreed to the Amern an propuNal for the joint inter venlion |?> | ?pan and the I nited fttate* In Siberia, auyp a Central News dtagotrh, dated July 17th. The dis? patch says n pioclamation will he is sued assuring Ruaala that the entente ha* no aggiemnv. designs in intervon tng In Siberia nnd it Is pionable that a relief rmnmi* ion will accompany the Joint exp. .|,non. Washington sue Nothing. Waahinaton. July 22.?The govern? ment continued its reserve today on any aniieajneemenl of plana with .in pan for military aid to Itm.na in Mberia. (MMnJa anaj llnil until eeene official communication from the Japa nee* ge)flsilimcnt arii\#d there would I* notliinK to say for publication. oi t ii i its oi m si it vi?; hoiui;. Jnllris t.. i ? k^wcII. of l harlentnu, Is < oloncl. Columbia. July 20.?The following appointments of nfflcen in the First ragtmrnt nt int.ii?i' south Carolina Reaarve Military, were announced to day. J. K. Cogswell, of CharlesgM ajajfooel. ?hartes J. F.pps, of ion way. lieutenant colonel. William M. Scott. Of PdShopvtllc. major, his commission to data July 15. 1?18; Jamas P. Ham? mond, of Columbia major, his mm miaaton to date July 1?!. 1918; Harry N. Wilkins. of Greenville, major, hiv comm.s em t.. date .lul . 17. lids, Hanry w. afeleer, of chernwi major his coaimlftHlon t<> date .lulv is, 1918; , In J. O. McMaater, of Florence, , ttsiant surgeon with rank of captain lor the present. I The regiment will be composed of four battalions of four companies each Twelve of tin -.- companies will . be lettered from A. to M. Inclusive, and the remaining four will be formed into j nn additional r-atr.lion and will he lettered from A to I> Inclusive, The coinn ties letters of the com? panies of the regiment will be as fol? low*: A. Charleston; It, Charleston; i ' Hirthop* db I?. i 'onw i\ . K. I lieen Vllle; F, Hpirtanburg. G. Guffney; II. Greenville; I. .Vwheuy. K. Ctdumbia. J. Cheater, and M. Cnlon, Tl?ai addi? tional battalion A. Florence; It, Che raw; C. Humter, and I?. < U angeburg. The first battalion of the regiment Will b?? composed of companies A. lb. C and l> and will be commanded b\ Major William Scott. The second hat t Choi Will be composed of companies K. F O and II, commanded by Major Wllkln* The third battalion will be (Oinpanlea 1. K. L and M. commanded bv M ?)oi || tmmond The add It NNM '? battalion will be commanded by Malm Mclver. I he uniform i d for t be re- , ?ervc militia will he Maine as that 1 the National Otiard and the regular nervi??- except that the enlisted linn will wear d ?rk blue hat cords ami tin collar ornaments will be the regula? tion button containing the letters S C. Instead of F H. for otllcers. Tin enidsniH of i.ink will be the same as Ihut of the regular service and th I collar ornament will be the bronx" letter* S c. ? \\ i M m:i \>ii i:ic \. Kulnniitlii* Paid on Coal Itnrgc* n New i i win of i "right fulness, WiiHhington. July 22.?German "frightiuIio-sh" in to w form design <mI to ha Ho- morale oi the Ameri? can people was the Intel pi ? tatloo pi,i. . .1 i.\ many official* today on the ?ud?b n appea i ,in< ?? \esterday of a Gerinun submarine op Ihe Massnchu m tt* ? ou t and the sinking by sind! hie of ibree Paiges and the ah? hing Ol I tun -ind another baige. They were unabh- to iwe othei reason* foi wast Ing ammiiiiit ion on the small craft N.i\ ?I \? sse|s are hclie\cil to be I searching foi mines I bought to have heegj droatped by the submarine in an effort to rink tlanspoits ratbei lb in to risk attacking them umh-i com ov. ip d * t o-^ i oi bids lAnsnhttn ? .\. w Orleans. .Iiil\ I '? \ lad fiosi i an he i" sn pi teed an shV ?? no far ni their disiiibiitmn in the four arm\ cantonments in Ihn Gulf Dlvlalon el the |{e?| Croaa I* concerned. A call for games, issued throiir.houi lie ila hIuii m i nil . broiu.bt to Red ? i ohm beaibiuiirters her?? not onh cauls, dominoes ehe? bet and chess board* but I complete assortment o dice Now there ha* gone forth from p? d Cro** head<|u.uPtOI I a le.po-t to th public not to contribute dn i at the Itsd Crone doe* not f.?\or the phi vim of games to which they usually are devotad. RAISE WORE POOP. ttQUferl Wkim chop iu:oit:st Of norsTON. ^h itiiii'v Mokes public Great Liberty Haltest riouintn for No\t Year? Acreage Suggested lue staler 111 - eludes Minimum of ^(iiil.v liiret! IIlimited Thousand lor South Cnr ollna. _ / Washington, July II.?A great llb< erty wheat harvest in till was assur? ed b] la l iners in a national growing program Issued todey by Secretary Houston alt?a mil eonsideration of hi ,tna ? axing needs for this essen? tial food at home ami in tho allied na lions. y Not less than 11,600,060 aerOI Oi winter wh. at oollod for In tids fam? ily's sowing and Secretary Houston i ig est s t hat approximately 47-eOO,006 could bt aown If oondltlont are especially lavoial.le. The larger aON ?? W v\ is pointed out. would hettei .i tin eotlmeted needs of the al Ind nations and the population at home. PrOtn the minimum acreage called ?or. uhieh is oi.lv about the avei i, - wt th.- nve yean 1011 to hi 17. it is es t.mated t;:!t?,oun,i>ao bushels of wintOI ?vie i might be expected end from the " l ? ,| i.u ip-i i .-age approximate Ij N7.000.6O6 huahels should he hur rsotod, Those prodoctlon estimator, an booed upon an average yield ol I hushels an aore and an aban? donment of 10 per cent., in the aie:> own on account of winter kill. Definite acreage, both minimum! in.I maximum! tOf each State have boon worked out ami a campaign will be launehdd Immediately for the de? i.at fluent or sgrieulture, state agrlcuL tural collet;. ami leading farmers throughout the country to have the formen make good their State .piota Recommendations for the 1011 aere Sge Of spring wheat and Other spring orops and live stock will be issued ii let by the department. Acreage Ol winter wheat suggested , by the department lor sowing this lall, by States. Include t Figures in thousands?i. e., thou ind ommltted?. : State Minimum. Maximum tooth I Carolina . .. Itl 107 Hem gin.4 111 ".14 Kentucky. 1,047 1.11? Teil Hesse?..1? L' I 1,010 Alabama.ill III Mississippi. 4 0 4.'? Teas.1.730 1,730 Oklahoma.3.2G4 1,606 ?Ufrsnosi.nun 317 The suggested minimum acreage |s , '. pei cent, mote than sown last au? tumn and the maximum acreage is 1 3 per cent, mote. In some Slates, whete i large increase of winter State acre- i IgS is suggested, it is planned cot | respondingly to reduce the spring i wheel acreage, The department ex- < I . i ts point out that winter wheat is a safer crop and produces a large1 yield 10 Ihe acte. The usual weather conditions of Hie last tWO y.ars ar it ponsible for the increased SCreagt id spring wbest this year in som ? a tions wber. winter wheat usual!) ' mot?? e\t. asli? i\ grown. ( ItOWN rUlKd IN THAI*. KxpeetOd to Make Menrossjesg to Bt iiicatc Mis Army. With the American Army on the all ae-lforne Front, July Id i Bj the ii o. inted Pi ess > The Prench and tmerlcen troops have crowded ihe riermsm bock still further along the hue ot golssohs-Chateau-Thierry ami Information from beyond chateau Thierry indicates the beginning of a ntovemont by the Germane that mai develop into an effort by the Crown i inee to sxtrleate his arm) 'in.' character of the lighting lue been radically altered a ml the Qei mate; have been forced mote into tin open. The trenches run In soeh ? manner lo leave none into which the) can fail back, forcing them to i. pemi upon those they hastily con Iruct, There has been a marked de? crease in German aerial activity ami the big gute: are less active. Tin i. it.t part of the German airplanes ,pp? it to be need \n patrolling theh awn lines. WH ICH \\ < ASI M T\ LIST ihsl) HlSty-lVWl Names Hcpnitcd lo da v. Washington July II. - The arms rasunM) list numbers sixty-two. Kill I in action, i; died of wounds, II; he.i oi disease, 7; died of accident ROd other causes. :: j wounded severe ly, II; missing in action. |f; prisoners I. akhivi i? in n:\Nci:. lasjsjsjsg Neeretarj or the *jav) iino-c tell Oversees. WashiiiKton. July II, The novj de pertment today announeed the arrlvsl n I'runce of Assistant gOOrOtar) 01 He -Navy RootsvslU THE lMiui: oi cotton. Proepccts of Surplus of 5,000,000 BAIC*. to the ISdltor of The State: ii. ii. Moss of Orahgeburg, repre? senting the bankers, anil myseif, rep resenting the farmers, attended the W ashington cotton meeting, July 171 and is. We met representatives from nil the cotton States. There was uni? versal agreement that in some way the price of eotton should he stabilis? ed. It was the opinion that this crop will pile up a surplus ol from "?,<>00. 900 to T,000,000 hales which will ha\o to he financed ami carried, it was af? firmed! that the South was not a profi? teer, hut that all we asked was lot cost ptllS a reasonable profit, Senti? ment was unanimous that the South was willing for the president to name a price on cotton which In though! fair and that without murmur we would accept it. W'e had many views expressed as to how the price COUld he llxed. After a two days' session the meeting tinaiiy reaffirmed theI resolutton adopted In New Orleans: "Be it r< solved, Thai this meetlni petition the president and the con mess of the United states to create n corporation to be known as the United States Cottdn Corporation with pow? er to buy for the account nt the Unit? ed States government such cotton as may he ottered for sale without Other available buyers at a price to be now fixed by the president of the Unite'! States. "That concurrently therewith at rangementa be made Whereby there Shell bo insured to the consumer of cotton fnbrles s price consistent with the priceN|( raw material, allowing to the manufacturer a sat" and reason? able return for his operations." During tin- meeting it dev eloped that this plan had the sanction of somte high officials in Washington. Tim following suggestions were con? sidered : "1. We made an effort to secure in oreaaed shipment of cotton to foreign countries. Our principal encourage? ment \along this line was that if our compresses could make the bales Smaller, we might be allowed tin ame space for cotton shipments the coming season ns in the season now closing. We were told that it is pos ..ible for compresses now built to modify their machinery so as to com? press the cotton for export into bales 88 per cent, smaller. This season w< rent In round numbers 4,1900,000 bales of cotton to foreign countries. With better compression we may be able to send 5,000,000 bales from this coming crop. This would dispose of 1,000,000 hales of our surplus crop. MI, We made an effort to secun from the reserve hanks their fulles' cooperation. We found in Mr. Hard ing a Sympathetic friend and believe that he will do all in his power to ren? tier linancial help. '"A. We believe that every cotton uarehouso coming up to requirement** should secure a license from the mi ilonal government. Ohr own Mr, Lev [?r Secured the adoption Ol this ware Ionise law. Cotton receipts issued n\ lice need warehouses will command money in any banking center of th< nation. "4, We indorse a propaganda for holding cotton and tor shew market? ing." We found our representatives In congress oppoeed to price fixing by congress. They say the enemies of t otton are anxious to tlx a price ami i ( we spring the question the price will be fixed at a ruinously low figure I think one ami all will favor price fixing II it oan be done by the pres? ident or the war Industries board. The following suggestion was imuh by the writer but not favorably con sldered. (let the preaident to ti x . fair price for cotton and ask that tin . lies buy at this price any surplu which can not be Bold to other pur chasers at or above this price, it the unmanageable surplus should prov< to be 1,000,000 bales, let them bti> this amount with money loaned them by our government. This cotton to i?e stored In warehouses In this coun? try and lo ld until Ilm ? lose of tin war. At tin same time this agree men! is made with the allied nations let the war industries board UcenS1 over) cotton mill in America provided I hey can make a legitimate ami rea nonable profit on goods they manu facture; but they must buy their col ton at a price fixed by the president this price to be the same at which the allies are to lake ihe surplus. Tin plan can ho executed without an act oi congress. I feel, sure the nlllcs would Jump al a chain e to hu\ coftOil On a credit at the above lerne; as the) perhaps feel thai cotton may sep for ai cents per pound it the close of tie war. This plan would give prefer? ence to Kurland and Trance to > cure colton ni n bn rgnln. should t i >r man) get any cotton we might put an export dutv to them of LTi cents a pound, ami thus put them through a frecxing process for s few years aftei the wai prepuratorj to an sveiiaatlns burning pi ooess later. 1 in conclusion our cotton committee wish to thank ,\. r. Ly ver, chairman "t the agricultural committee, n stayed In hit office ready and willing to cooperate with us at all tin es. lie had an intreview with the president and other high Officials in our behalf. While lie did not indorse many of our lieWS) lie showed a disposition to as? sist us in any way possible. Wade Btackhouse. Dillon. NOW II LAD Ol III IM AN. Dr. Bratlshaw Acting President of Baptist University, Greenville, July 81.- Dr. Rldn v lernest Bradshaw, professor of mod? ern languages at Purman University inee 1904, ami the senior member Cit the faculty, has been made acting ,?resident of Kurman for the coming Session, succeeding Dr. B. M. Potent, who resigned at the close of last ses ion to enter layman missionary work. A permanent successor to i?. Poteai has not yet been ( Imsen by tin l ustees. l>v. Bradshaw has been chairman >f the faculty since 1912. He is graduate of Bethel College, Ken lucky, with lb A. and If, A. degrees ile received a Ph. D. at the University ?I Virginia. Kor a f.lmc he was a stu dent at the Univertltlet of Chicago, Leipzig and Berlin. He traveled in Kurope in 1895,' 1901, 1904, 1911 aim 1913. GASOLINK PHICK INCRF.ASKD. ?'ml Administration Will Not Object ?Advance to Meet freight Hate. Washington, .Inly 21.?To meet the increaped freight rates recently or lered by the railroad administration he fuel administration today an lOUnced that effective tomorrow it Artll not object to an advance,of on" ialf a cent a gallon in the wholesale ank wagon market of gasoline, naph< ha and refined oil throughout the ?ountry. The advance in the retail price shall not be greater than thai n the wholesale price, it was an lounced. iiAsr.BALL under considera? tion. Secretary of War Baker and Gen Crow der .May did Season. Washington. .Inly 32.?Secretary taker and Provost Marshal General 'rowder began today considering tin tdvisahility of permitting baseball 'eagues to continue the season. japan accepts PHOPOSAL. in Agree mom with United states on Siberian Intervention, Tokio, Friday, July 19?It is believ d in political Circles here that Japan. reply to the proposal of the United tales relative to entente intervention a Rlberifi will be despatched today t is understood that Japan accepts ully the American proposals. Thi owspapers say a session of the die? will bo called. Cnglish Town to he Sold at Auction. London, June 13.?Any man wine ambition is to own a whole town will iave an opportunity to/satisfy hit de sirs here next month. By direction f Lord Stalbridge, the owner, the en? tire town of Bhaftesbury will be put in the acution block, Ineludlng prl? .ate houses, banks, postofflces, store iRices, hotels and three saloons. The i own is located in a picturesque pn of Derbyshore, perched on the top ol i hill In the midst of rolling farm ountry. The nearest railway station s three miles distant, :it Semh y. Sales Of great estates are frequent n these day:-, wlnn taxes are eating up profits, and many of the younger generation of the nobility are losing heir lives on the battle fields. This is the first sale of an entire town which has been arranged. Iteulldlng Dublin. Imidin. July 18. The rebuilding ol the houses In Dublin ruined during the Kastei r ebellion Of 19 hi is pro eedlng very slowly. More than 200 house., were destroyed, and Hot more than twenty-four have so far been re aiilt. In the main street devastated b\ (he fires, O'Connol street onlj one house has yel been finished, The main cause oi the delay has been the u ???at I) increased cost of materials, ami the diltleiilty of procuring them, especially t iinber. Five years from ihe date of destruc? tion Was estimated a the/peiind nee essarj ior complete renewal, bul Mnce so little has been done in the past two years the term is likely t ? be greatly exceeded. The postotflce still remains a ruin. Hliml Soldiers Many. London, June 26 More th in I ><* 1'itish soldiers blinded in the war have married since losing their sigh;. SERVICE FOR Wn.tir.X. 2r>,ooo Women Wanted to Enroll in iIm? Putted states student Hwrm Reserve The government is calling for 2r?, 000 young women to join tin- United States Student Nurse Reserve and hold themselves In readiness to train for service as nurses. The war is creating an im precedent - ed demand foi- trained nurses. Only those who have taken the full train? ing course arc eligible for service with oni- forces overseas. These nurses are being drawn largely from our boa pltals at home. Their places must he Idled by student nurses enrolled for the full training course of from two to three years. Every young woman who enrolls in the United Slates Student Nurse Reserve is releasing a nurse for service at the front and swelling the home army which w? must re)y on to act as our second line of hospital defense. Upon the health of the American people will depend the spirit of their fighting forcea. Age.-?The call is for women be? tween the ages of nineteen and thirty live. Qualifications. ??*? intelligent, re? sponsible women of good education and sound health are wanted the pick of the country. A college eduea tton is a valuable asset, and many hospitals will give credit for it. Credit will also he given for a special scientific equipment or for prelimin? ary training in nursing, such as that given in special courses now being conducted by various colleges and schools. Some schools, on the othel hand, do not even require a full high school education. Enrollment?Women will he siven an opportunity to enroll in the I'nited States Student Nurse He serve in any one of three ways: ( 1 ) As engaging to hohl them? selves in readiness until April l, 1919, to accept assignments to nurses' training schools as fast as vacancies occur. Those of superior qualifications will be given preference, and it is, of course, possible that not everyom who enrolls will be accepted. (2) As desiring to become candi? dates for the Army Nursing School recently established by authority of i he W ar Department. with branch ? hoots in selected milttory hospitals. < :i> As engaging to hold them? selves In readiness until April 1, 1919, to accept assignments to either a civilian training school or the Army Nursing School. Those who so en? roll will he called where the first need arises. The government hopes that a majority of those who enroll will thus put down their names for both. The Nurses Training School There are 1,579 n u ses' training schools in this country. Their need Is as great and imperative as that of the Army Sc hool of Nursing. Those who enroll for these sc hools will be assigned as vacancies occur. The enrollment card will indicate two classes of registrants?Preferred and Deferred. The Preferred class will he those* who are ready to ac icpt assignment to whatever hos? pital the government directs them, 11 though they may state what train ng school they prefer to he sent to Those who register in the Preferred class will be assigned lirst, and all possible consideration will bo given to their preference as stated. The Deferred class 1;; composed of those who limit their pledge of service that is, who will not engage to go !xcept to certain hospitals. This class Isl Intended largely for those who, for family reasons, can not accept train? ing at a distance from their homes. Those who register in the Deferred class will be assigned only after the Preferred clans is exhausted. The government relies on tlu pa? triotism of those who enroll to till out Preferred cards if they possibly can, thus volunteering to. go where they ?re most needed. Nobody will be assigned to any schools whose conditions of training ire not approved by the State Hoar 1 Of Nurse Kxamimrs. Terms of t raining.?The term of training varies from two to three years, according to the requirements of the1 particular school to which the student nurse may be sent. Net course takes less than two years not more ihan three. What the Training Course Trepan's Kor.- At present every woman who completes satisfactorily hci training in anj accredited school is eligible for service as an Army nurse at the front and stands a ? haue.- of being assigned to duty abroad. At the same time she will be qualified to e arn her living In one oi the noblest professions open lo WOmen. ft ShOUld be remembered. furthermore, thai lo r usefulness will begin not when sin- graduates from the training school but aa soon as she enteis it. Practical nursing work is a part of the weak of every training school, ami the student nurse la not only learning t<? serve but serving her omit i J fl om the outset. Finances. The student nurse gets her board, lodging and tuition free at practically every training school, and in most cases receives a small re? muneration to cover the cost of hooks and unit onus. After graduat on she has an earning capacity of fro a $W0 to $300 :i month. JYivale-duty nurses now receive an average of from |100 to $ii'o a month together with board while on duty; Institution nurses from ISO to 1290 a month together with board, lodging and laundry; ami pub? lic-health nurses from $10g to $250 a month without maintenance. There is no danger of th" earning capacity of nurses being lowered after t ie war ends on account of tho great t umber who will then be qualified fjr the pro fc net on; the country will Ofied all the nurses that can be trained, not only during tin- war but after it. es pecinlly lor reconstruction work. Rven if the war ends withit tnree ? eat s, every Student nurse will be able to complete her training and ^vill be needed. An Honorable Service? Bvor since the days of Florence Nightingale the nursing profession has bOOH one of ? special honor. It was never so hon? orable as it is today. The army need9 every nurse it can get to "keep up with the draft." The United States Student Kurse Reserve is the equiva? lent for women of tile great National Army training camps for soldiers, The government will rely upon the stu? dent nurses to fight disease at home, to care for those injured and disabled in our hasardous WO>r industries, and to make themselves ready to serve when ihe time comes as fully train? ed nurses, either abroad or at home. Li t us show that we know how to answer the government's call to the woman of the country. Ruroll at the nearest recruiting sta? tion established by the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense. HELP TOR RUSSIA. Red Cross Will send Ship Load of Supplies. Washington, July 19.?A large car? go of relief supplies, principally food? stuffs, clothing and medicine, is to be dispatched to Russia by the American Red Cross at the earliest possible mo? ment. A special ship will be used for the purpose and the cargo wdll be accompanied and distributed by a group of Keil Cross representatives who will work under the direction of the American Red Cross commission now in Russia. Shipment of the cargo has been ap? proved by the American government, said the Red Cross announcement to? night, and it will involve a gift of the American people through the Red Cross. Tho supplies will be for the use of the civilian population, refugees of Russls and prisoners returning from Germany and Austria-Hungary. Many of the latter have been starved ami large numbers of them are af flloted with tuberculosis. "In spite of all that has happened In Russia," said Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red cross war coun? cil, "the American Red (Voss has had members of its commission always there, always ready to lend a helping hand without regard to political con? sideration and without regard to what party was in power. We have sou-;at by every means in our power to k^ep alive in Kussia the feeling that the people of the United States through their Red ?'ross, were eager to be Of service to the Russian people in their distress and affliction. In other words, our Whole policy has been in accoid with the statement of President Wil BOn that he intended to stand by Rus? sia . "Opportunity has now developed for carrying out his idea on ? fuge scale and it is the hope and expectation of the American Red CrOOS that the material In the relief ship, now to be dispatched. Will be accepted as an ef? fective token of the real spirit of the American people for what we know is. the real longing of the people of Russts." ?? ?- , IMPORTANT NOTICB. The Government Needs Stenographer* and Ty|swriters at Once! To, till this urgent ileed in the gov? ernment offices at Washington, D. C, die ?'ivii Set vice Commission will hold evers Tuesday in all cities special ex? aminations for men and women in which applicants may omit. If desired, all subjects of the examination as heretofore conducted except the ma? jor subjects of stenography or typo* writing. The passing of this test which will not ordinarily require more than one hour will afford an excellent prospect of imnn diate appointment in Washington. 1 >. C. The war depart? ment is making all appointments at $1loo with promotion to $1200 after three months' satisfactory service Hlghei salaries are sometimes paid those who attain good ratines. Appli? cation forOi .".n i ami Inf or mat loo can bt obtained From the secretory, local Civil Service Hoard, any first ClSSS pOStOfllce, Or the secretary, Fifth Civil Service District, Atlanta, Ga.